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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

General Social Sciences is the #55 most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 36% are male.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Emory University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UAB is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

Of the 10 students majoring in social sciences at UAB, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

#3

Agnes Scott College

Decatur, GA

Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Agnes Scott College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Agnes Scott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Decatur.

Full General Social Sciences at Agnes Scott College Report

#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of West Georgia is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Social Sciences at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 51
Virginia 1,592
North Carolina 114
Florida 606
Tennessee 269
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 59
Arkansas 16
Alabama 95
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 14

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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